CA Congressional Candidate, Dean Andal, Citing Opposition to Federal Funding of Suits Against Local Government and his View that a “Culture of Corruption” is Prevalent in Washington Says he Will “Take Aim” At LSC
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Author: Andrew Adams
Source: Lodi News-Sentinel (CA)
Date: October 18, 2008
The Lodi News-Sentinel states: "Facing an incumbent, Republican challenger Dean Andal has been walking throughout U.S. Congressional District 11 to sway voters to his platform of lowering taxes, making energy cheaper and changing what he calls a ‘culture of corruption' that has become prevalent in the nation's capitol . . . . [H]e also wants to make cuts in federal spending to further reduce the government's reliance on taxes. Andal said he would take aim at the Legal Services Corporation, an agency with a $370 million budget funded through Congress to support local civil legal funds. Andal said it was outrageous that the LSC-funded California Rural Legal Assistance group sued the city of Stockton for condemning derelict downtown buildings. ‘I'm strongly opposed to the use of federal funding to sue local government,' he said."